Wakefield Trinity will fight to the very end vows pack man Ashurst

SURPRISE PACKAGE Wakefield Trinity are not going to let a season’s hard work slip away without a fight, second-rower Matty Ashurst says.

Trinity’s hopes of qualifying for the Super League semi-finals are in the balance after an agonising 18-16 home loss to St Helens two days ago.

Wakefield Trinity full-back, Scott Grix. PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Trinity were the better team and led from the 12th to the 78th minutes, but were sunk by a last-gasp converted try.

Ashurst admitted the defeat was a bitter pill to swallow, but with two games left Trinity remain in control of their own destiny and the influential forward says they will bounce back.

“We were devastated really,” Ashurst said. “I thought we controlled the game well for 78 minutes, but we just let it get away from us at the end.

“We are gutted, results are big at this stage, but we are not out of it yet.

“We have got two big games, two cup finals really, to try and crack that top-four still and that’s what we’ll try to do.”

Trinity visit Hull next Thursday and complete their Betfred Super-8s campaign at home to Wigan Warriors nine days later.

“I think we will have to win both to guarantee us a place,” Ashurst admitted.

“But it is in our own hands. We have got to go to Hull next week, which will be another tough game, but we have got to take some positives from the way we performed [against Saints] and hopefully take them into next week and get a result.”

Trinity have made massive progress since their victory over Bradford Bulls in the 2015 million pound game, which kept them in Super League.

They remain on course for their highest finish in the summer era and Ashurst said: “When you are disappointed about losing to a team like Saints, in the last minute, it shows we have come a long way this year.

“We have done a lot of hard work and we don’t want to let it slip now in these last two games.